How is the HP WiFi Mobile Mouse?

I found a liking for bluetooth mice since they don't require a USB port but was let down by my Microsoft Bluetooth Mouse 5000 ... it broke after a month of use

I thought of buying another bluetooth mouse, maybe the Razer Orochi since it was gaming oriented, but its price is a bit steep and it still seems to have the 14ms lag inherent to bluetooth (as mentioned in this thread: http://forum.notebookreview.com/accessories/520960-bluetooth-mouse-isnt-crap.html)

A new option cropped up when HP released its WiFi Mobile Mouse but reviews are still sparse, especially ones detailing its performance in regards to polling rate and response time. I was hoping someone with this mouse could post a bit about their experiences It would be much appreciated!

 

Reviews are very sparse, but here is what you can expect since it is a WiFi mouse.

1. Range will be dependent on your wireless hardware. Thus, mouse could be used for HTPC's. Expect range to be further than your conventional wireless mice.

2. WiFi has an inherent lag/delay due to how the wireless signal is transmitted and received. You can decrease this delay by fine tuning your wireless router, but I doubt that this mouse would be feasible for FPS games.

 

From what I understand, the mouse uses a special driver to interact with your PC that enables an ad-hoc connection between mouse and laptop. I don't think the mouse would connect with your wireless router at all.

What I wanted to know is whether the $50 I would be paying for the WiFi mouse would bring me less latency than a cheaper bluetooth alternative.

 

Latency on the Orochi is 8ms, not 15. I would get the Orochi, as a matter of fact, I did. Pop in it's optional 3 ft cable and latency becomes 1ms@ 1000Hz, fastest in the industry. The cable is micro USB so it charges some cell phones as well. You will not find a pure mobile mouse, when wireless, faster than the Orochi, the tech just is not there, the oroch is the bleeding edge right now, when they manage to put the mamba's receiver on a stick it will sell like crazy.

 

^I also recommend the Orochi. Bluetooth isn't perfect, but the Orochi is easily the best Bluetooth mouse there is. As Sonicjet mentioned, the Orochi's BT latency is 8ms, not the usual 14. I still wouldn't game in Bluetooth mode, but you'll never notice any lag in "normal" mouse usage.

I'll agree that it is pricey, but you get what you pay for - a top notch Bluetooth mobile mouse that doubles as a full-powered 4,000 DPI/1ms compact gaming mouse when you plug in the cable.

If a WiFi mouse works the way I think it does, then you won't be able to connect to a WiFi network while using the mouse, which is something I personally would not sacrifice.